*******UCLA CLASS OF 2020 DECISIONS ONLY*******

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
141

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800 CR, 780 M, 730 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 33
[] SAT II: 790 Literature, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.42
[] Weighted GPA (if available):
[] Rank/percentile (if available):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), U.S. History (5), English Literature & Composition (5), Psychology (4), U.S. Government & Politics (4), Calculus AB (4), Calculus BC (3) w/ AB subscore (4), Physics 2 (2)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research, Speech & Debate
[] Job/Work Experience: Government
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring
[] Summer Activities: I did a lot of random programs. After freshman year, I went to a Comcast-sponsored tech camp; blogged for a few start-ups, got an internship, worked as a summer camp counselor.
[] Essays: 4/10, I started writing them quite late and didn’t have much time to review or edit. I also didn’t show them to anyone that knew me well.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 from one, 7/10 from the other.
[] Counselor Rec: She wrote my letter for NMSF, so she probably reused that. I never really talked to her though, it was probably a generic letter.
[] Additional Rec:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Research

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: APs, research.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, EC’s, essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t show demonstrated interest or success in a field relevant to my intended major.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UC Berkeley, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. Rejected at UC LA, Davis, and Irvine.

[/ul]General Comments:

142

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (superscore) - 740 Math, 790 CR, 800 Writing
[] SAT II: 720 Chemistry, 770 US History, 790 Math 2
[] UC GPA: 4.32
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chinese (4), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Psychology (5), AP English LangComp (5), AP US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Economics Honors (1 semester), Government (1 semester), Worldviews (1 semester), Comparative Religions (1 semester), Teacher’s Assistant, Pestilence and Civilization, AP English LitComp, AP Biology, AP Statistics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Technology Department Award, Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Silver Key, President’s Volunteer Service Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, multiple dance/marching band awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Color Guard Captain-At-Large for two years; first place in state championships), Dance (Chinese traditional; ballet), HoTKA (Founder and Co-Administrator; my school’s version of HONY), National Honor Society, other random clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Barista/cashier at local Korean bakery
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1 week service trip to Tecate Mexico, 2 week service trip to Philippines, 1 week service trip to Los Angeles Skid Row area, 1 week service trip to Guatemala, dancing for cultural events, various NHS activities (Kid’s Club for local school, food distribution to homeless)
[] Personal Statement: One essay about sacrificing my own dancing to step into the leadership position in marching band (9/10), the other about how my love for pearl milk tea reflects my ability to combine the conventional and the novel together (8/10). The first one definitely showed my passion for helping others, while the second mostly showcased my personality and voice.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Cognitive Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA (Santa Clara County)
[] School Type: Small private Christian school (graduating class will be 150 students)
[] Ethnicity: Chinese-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $230,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, numbers
[] Weaknesses: Not a very diverse list of extracurriculars
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?: Occidental College, Case Western Reserve University, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC San Diego, University of Southern California, UC Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, Amherst College (waitlisted), Wellesley College (waitlisted)
[] Schools you were rejected from?: Stanford University (EA), Swarthmore College, Pomona College
[li] Schools you are waiting for?: Brown University, Yale University (L O L at both of them) [/li][/ul]General Comments:

143

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 Superscore (700/800/720)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Bio E, 730 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] UC GPA: 4.2
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] ELC?: What?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp Sci A (4), AP Bio (3), AP Gov (3), AP Lang (3), AP Physics 1 (4), AP Calc BC (2 AB subscore 3), AP Chem (3) - Yes, I know they suck. Lol
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Internship, Biology Research Practicum, Advanced Organic Chemistry, AP Lit, AP Stat, Teacher Aid
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing amazing. Pretty standard honor student/varsity athlete awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wrestling (2 years captain, 3 years varsity, 4 years total), Computer club (2 years president, 4 years total), Robotics (4 years), Freshmen mentoring program (3 years), NHS (2 years), Tutoring (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship senior year at UMD, Shadowed pediatrician over summer, Coauthored a medical research paper
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 150 hours of various community service at school
[] Personal Statement: Really passionate personal statement that some may consider as a sob story, but I did emphasize that I made it to the other side stronger and motivated.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Biology (Pre-Med)[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public magnet program that is predominantly African American
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Mentioned above, Took an undergrad class at JHU over the summer

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Well rounded, strong essay, pretty good rec letters
[] Weaknesses: Low AP Scores, Awards aren’t very extraordinary
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UCLA, Emory, CMU, WFU, and UMD Honors College; Waitlisted at UChicago, WUSTL, Vandy, Notre Dame, and Georgetown
[] Schools you were rejected from? All the Ivy Leagues :/, Stanford, Duke, JHU, Northwestern, Berkeley, and Tufts
[li] Schools you are waiting for? N/A[/li][/ul]General Comments: Hindsight is 20/20. Time to make my decision.

144

Decision: Accepted (posting for daughter)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (single sitting) - 800 Math, 800 CR, 720 Writing
SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math 2
UC GPA: 4.18
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure
AP (place score in parenthesis):  AP US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calculus AB, Economics/Government, English, Computer Programming, Ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Two-time AIME qualifier

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): not much
Job/Work Experience: Library assistant, math tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Helped in elementary school library and at local public library
Personal Statement: Didn't read, but I assume they were pretty good since D is an excellent writer. All I know is that she wrote about being on the autism spectrum.

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but didn't qualify
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): CA (Los Angeles County)
School Type: Large public (3000 students)
Ethnicity: Mixed race
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, test scores
Weaknesses: Hardly any extracurriculars
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?: Cal Poly Pomona, CSULB, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, University of Redlands, Harvey Mudd
Schools you were rejected from?: Cal Poly SLO (what?!!)
Schools you are waiting for?: None

General Comments: Very surprised that she got into 8 of 9 schools! Although she had excellent test scores and GPA, her extracurriculars were weak and she showed no leadership, so we weren’t sure what to expect.

145

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 Single Sitting (800CR, 800M, 620W (whoops!)), 2400 Super Score
[] ACT: 36 (36W, 35M, 36R, 36S, 12E)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Biology (E)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] UC GPA: 4.18 Capped, 4.50 Uncapped
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP English Lang. (4), AP Biology (4), AP Chemistry (4), APES (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Govt., AP Macroeconomics, AP English Lit., AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Chinese, Honors Wind Ensemble
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Distinction

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (Captain), Track (Captain), Wind Ensemble (Principle Saxophone), Technology Student Association (VP), Special Needs Assistant, Peer Tutor
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: …Whoops : )
[] Personal Statement: Prompt 1: 8.5/10. Prompt 2: 9.5/10

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Public Health[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Mexican/Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM (Mexican)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Ethnicity, Test Scores, Unique Essays
[] Weaknesses: A few B’s
[] Schools you were accepted at?: Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, UCSB, UCSD, UC Berkeley, USC, Cornell
[] Schools you were waitlisted to?: UCLA
[] Schools you were rejected from?: Stanford
[] Schools you are waiting for?: None! : )

[/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to all those accepted!
To future students, I would recommend pursuing as rigorous of an academic schedule as you think you can handle and pursue extracurricular activities you really enjoy; do not simply do extracurriculars because you think it will look good on a college resumé. Challenge, yet enjoy yourself in high school — you only go through it once!

146

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (M780, CR760, W790)
ACT: Never took it
SAT II: 780 Math, 720 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
UC GPA: 4.1/4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
ELC?: High school and Statewide
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), English Language (4), Biology (4), Statistics (3) Calculus AB as a college course at community college
IB (place score in parenthesis): No IB program
Senior Year Course Load: Forensic Science, Choir, AP Lit, AP Human Geo, AP Govt/Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major]: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Camp Everytown (President)
Job/Work Experience: Home Tutor (4 years: Summer Only), Math Enrichment TA
Volunteer/Community service: Local Clinic Volunteer for 4 years (Head Volunteer) , Elementary School Tutor, Church Youth Leader, Community Library Volunteer

Personal Statement: Struggled to thrive in family situation, fairly average essay

Reflection:
Strengths: Test Scores
Weaknesses: No sports or amazing extracurriculars
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD, UCSC, SDSU, Calpoly SLO
Schools you were rejected from? Penn, Cornell, Berkeley
Schools you are waiting for? None
General Comments: Not really sure how I got in, just glad I did

147

[ b]Decision: Accepted**

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1890 (Bleh)
[] ACT: 32 (highest)
[] SAT II: 720 Math II, 690 Chemistry,
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (10-12), 3.98 (9-12)
[] UC GPA: 4.3/4.4 (capped), 4.6 (uncapped)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/410-ish
[] ELC?: Yup
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 11th - AP Calc BC (5), AP Env Sci (4), AP Lang (5), APUSH (3), AP Chem (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Human Geo, Gov, Stats, Art History, Physics C
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Coca cola scholar semifinalist, Jack Kent Cooke Semifinalist, NCWIT runner-up and Affiliate winner (not included in application), National, National Technical, and French Honor societies, some robotics awards, rank awards, Math and Science Academy of my school[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics (team captain), French Club (VP), Interact, National Technical Honor Society (Vice President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Private tutoring with a family
[] Volunteer/Community service: 600+ hours in unpaid tutoring, mentoring, etc.
[] Personal Statement: One was about me programming something unconventional to work in competition, other about me being a humanitarian (it was kinda weak, that second one)

[/list][ b]Other**[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Applied Mathematics[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~70k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, 1st gen, passion for math and engineering…?

[/list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[] Strengths: Scores (almost had to submit with a 29 ACT), GPA, ECs, PS1
[] Weaknesses: PS2, Scores (subjects, even though I don’t think they really mattered)
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? SJSU, SFSU, Fresno State, Cal Poly SLO, CPP, UCD, UCSD, UCB, UCI
[] Schools you were rejected from? None :slight_smile:
[li] Schools you are waiting for? None :)[/li][/list]General Comments: I wish I had enough courage to apply for engineering, but I also love math so I’m excited for that if I do go there, I know there #2 for applied math atm!